as in servant
a person hired to perform household or personal services
we sent the lackey out to get doughnuts for the office
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Recent Examples of lackey
The current cast is rounded out by Alison Brie, who will play another Skeletor lackey, Evil-Lyn, Idris Elba, who will play the noble Man-at-Arms, and Riverdale's Camila Mendes as Teela, Man-at-Arms's daughter and He-Man's right-hand woman.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
There’s fat chance of that when political lackeys and incompetent appointees are elevated to high positions.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2024
Neither Evil Steve Jobs nor his mercenary lackey are given much of a motor and oppressive presence.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
The long-tail effect of all this is to make Quinn and all his many lackeys seem as toothless a threat as Zachary Beck is.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
There’s fat chance of that when political lackeys and incompetent appointees are elevated to high positions.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2024
Neither Evil Steve Jobs nor his mercenary lackey are given much of a motor and oppressive presence.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
The long-tail effect of all this is to make Quinn and all his many lackeys seem as toothless a threat as Zachary Beck is.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lackey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lackey
servant
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Although the servant admits that Hamm has been like a father to him, their relationship is also highly dysfunctional.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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There would be no roads or currency and the project would be staffed by robot servants and flying cars.—
James Montague,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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“Lackey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackey. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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